Savings-bank.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

C. FISHER.

SAVINGS BANK. APPLICATION FILED MA.z4,19o4

lilo. 793,779.

Patented July 4 llQ.

Partnr rrncn.

CHARLES lf'llllillit, OF UllltlAL-ll, lL'lilNOlti.

SPECIFICA'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. '"t93,"?79, dated .lulyIl, i905.

Application liled March 24, i904.. Serial Nn. 199,833.

ile it known that l, Cuantas lrsu un, a citizen ol the U nitedv States,residing' at `Chicago, county ol Cook, State ot lllinois,have invented acertain new and use'liul lmpri'wement in riaviificslanks; and l. declarethe following' to be a liull, clear, and exact description o'l. theinvention, such as will enable others skiiled in the art to which itpertains to make and usethe same, reference being' had to theaccompanying' drawings, which 'lorln a part olE this specilication.

lli/ly invention relates in general to portable receptacles having'compartlnel'its for receiving' articles o'l1 dillerent sizes, and morepar ticularly to portable receptacles especially :ulapted `l'or use assavinc'swbanks.

lll/larry banking' houses in order to increase their savings accountshave instituted the system olE supplying' depositors with lockedportable savings-banks in which coins are lroin time lo time placed bythe depositors, and when the savings-banks are Vlull they are returnedto the banking' house to be opened and the amounts contained thereincredited to the accounts ol, the depositors. .ln portable saviugsbanksas at present constructed it is impossible to keep the variousdenominations of coins separate when they are removed lrom the bank7 andit is therefore necessary `lor the bank toller to lirst separate thecoins into deliomiliations preparatory to counting' them.

rl`l1e primary object olE my invention is to provide a portablesavingsbank in which the \f"arious denominations elI coins when the bankis opened may be kept separate and at the same time .be accessible tothe teller, so that he may readily count the coins without lirst having'to assort them according to their delunuimitions.

fl further object el'l my invention is to provide a portablesavings-bank which will be simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture, and convenient in use.

ll/ly invention, gener-all y described, consists in providing' in aportable savingsbank a core mnnprising a base having' radial flancosspaced apart to partially surround the separate piles ol coins oli'diilercnt denominations in the bank, tl'lereby 'facilitating' the addine; o l the contents oil the bank.

lli/ly invention will be more 'lully described hereinafter withrelerence to the accompanying' drawings, in which the sanne isillustrated as embodied in a convenient and tn'actical lerm, and inwhich@ Figurel is a vertical central sectional view taken on line l l,Fig. 5.).; Fig'. 9., a horizontal sectional view on line 2 2, Fig'. l;and Fig'. 3, a perspective view el the core a'lter theremoval ol thecover.

'iiinilar reference characters are used to designate similar parts inthe several ligures ol. the drawings.

ltelierenceletter A designates a core preterably formed in an integralcasting' and comprising' a base and a series ol radial llane'es A, A, A,A", it, A, and A". The radial llanges are spaced apart to correspondwith the dianieters o'll the various dem'iminatieus of coins. ',lheinner edges ot' the :uljacent flanges are united by curved wallsconforming' to theeircum'lierence el the coins o'l" the severaldenominations. A space u is `lormed within the inner walls which unitethe inner edges of the 'llang'es, into which bills may be deposited.

li designates a casing' of a cross-sectien to conform to the base el thecore, around which the lower edge thereof extends. A top C extendswithin the upper edge ol'I the casino; li and is secured 'therein byanysuitable meanssuch, tor instance, as pins ci. A ny suitable means maybe provided Ytor detachably secur ingr the casing' B and top C, whichconstitute a covering' for the core, to the latterfvsuf-,ln forinstance, as a lock ll, the bolt ol which is adapted to engage anopening' (l in the inner wall uniting' two olf the radial Vl'lang'es.

1C designates a key by means ol" which the lock may be operated topermit the removal ol1 the cover from the core when it is desired toremove the coins `lroni the bank.

l desig'llates a slot extending through the casing ll at the top ol eachol the comparirments c7 ofi, Sac., to permit the linsertion ol thecoins. Above each el the slots B is a plunger U, located in an inclinedsocket c, lermed in the top tl el the casing'. lll spring' l isinterposed between the inner end ot' each plunger V and the end et thesurreumling' socket, the tension oli which projects the plunu LON geroutwardly, so that it normally engages the inner wall of the casing andcloses the corresponding slot B, thereby preventing the removal ot' thecoins through the slot. The insertion of the coins is permitted as theedge et the coin forces back the corresponding plunger a sutticientdistance to permit the coin to be deposited in the appropriatecompartment.

7/ designates pertorations extending through the casing B opposite cachot' the compartments, so that the number of coins in the compartmentsmay be visible.

c designates a slot leading to the space surrounded by the compartmentsthrough which bills may be inserted.

The manner ol using' my invention is as tollows: The savings-banks arelocked by the banking-house,which distributes the same and the key kept,so that the banks may only be opened when returned by the depositors.The coins ot various denominations are inserted into the propercompartments through the slots B and are prevented trom being removed bythe respective plungers C'. \Vhen the savings-bank is returned to thebankinghouse, the cover is removed, leaving the coins exposed, as shownin Fig. 3. As the various denominations are then in separatecompartments, the total amount in the bank may be readily counted by theteller without the necessity ot lirst separating the coins into theirdifferent denominations.

From the :foregoing description it will be observed that I have inventedan improvement in portable savings-banks consisting in the provision ota core having' compartments conforming to the sizes ot the coins otdillerent denominations and by means of .which the counting of the coinsis facilitated when the bank is opened.

Thilo I have described more or less precisely the details olconstruction, I do not wish to be understood as .limiting myseltlthereto, as I contemplate changes in form, the proportion ol parts, andthe substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or renderexpedient without departing Yfrom the spirit ot my invention.

I-Iaving now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

l. In a portable savings-bank, a core comprising a plurality of rigidvertical lianges spaced apart to lorm compartments to receive coins, thedistance between the flanges ot' each compartment being greater than thediameter of the coins to be received by such compartment, the adjacentiianges beingl united at corresponding ends by walls adapted topartially surround the coins.

2. In a portable savings-bank, a core comprising a base, a plurality otrigid radiallyprojecting flanges spaced apart to form compartments toreceive coins, the distance between the outer edges ot the radialllanges at each side of each compartment being greater than the diameterof the coins to be received by such compartment.

3. In a portable savings-bank, a core comprising a'v horizontal base, aplurality of rigid vertical radially projecting flanges spaceddiii'erent distances apart to form compartments to receive coins ot'different denominations, the distance between the outer edges ot theradial Iianges at each side of each compartment being greater than thediameter of the coins to be received by such compartment.

4C. In a portable savings-bank, a core comprising a circular horizontalbase and a plurality ot rigid vertical radially -projecting ilangesspaced ditl'erent distances apart to `form compartments to receive coinsot dilii'erent denominations, the inner edges of adjacent flanges being'united by curved walls conforming to the peripheries ot' the coins, andthe outer edges of adjacent llanges being spaced apart a distancegreater than the diameters ot the coins to be received by thecompartment between such flanges.

In a savings-lilank, the combination with a base, et a plurality ot'rigid vertical flanges supported above the base and spaced apart to formcompartments for the coins, the distance between the tl anges of eachcompartment being greater than the diameter ot the coins to be receivedby such compartment, a cover comprising a surrounding side wall and topwall united thereto, said cover adapted to inclose the base and theflanges thereon, and means for detachably securing said cover to thebase.

6. In a savings-bank, the combination with a circular base, ot' aplurality of vertical flanges supported above the base and spaced apartto form compartments for the coins, walls uniting the inner edges otladjacent `flanges, said walls forming a central compartment, a covercomprising a surrounding side wall and top united thereto and adapted toinclose the base and lianges thereon, means tor detaehably sccuring saidcover to the base, said cover havingl slots therethrough communicatingwith the compartments between the flanges and said central compartment.

7. In a savings-bank, the combination with a circular base, ot aplurality ot' vertical 'flanges supported above the base and spacedapart to form compartments for the coins, walls uniting the inner edgesot adjacent lilanges, said walls forming a central compartment, a covercomprising a surrounding side wall and top united thereto and adapted toinclose the base and Yflanges thereon, means for detachably securingsaid cover to the base, said cover having slots therethroughcommunicating' with the compartments between the iianges and saidcentral compartment, and inwardly-yielding plungers carried by the coverand normall y obstructing the slots leading to said compartments.

8. In a savings-bank, the combination with lOO IIO

between the inner edges ol' the two adjacent finng'es.

in testimony whereo'l [sign this speci fezttion in the presence of twowitnenses.

C H ARLES FA ,93 [1I Vi+1 li.

Wi tnesses:

Gmo. L. WruyKINsoN, C. C. CUNNiNmIAM.

